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Annual share of the market, in short (3)

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mar

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'annual share of' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'market in short' is the wordplay.
'market' becomes 'mart' (synonyms).
'in short' means to remove the last letter.
'mart' with its last letter taken away is 'MAR'.

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(Other definitions for mar that I've seen before include "Spoil or deface" , "Oh dear!" , "Cause harm" , "Damage; month (abbr.)" , "Disfigure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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